Les 1001 Nuits

Les 1001 Nuits is a FrenchItalian fantasy film loosely based on the ancient Persian legend One Thousand and One Nights. It is directed by Philippe de Broca and stars Catherine ZetaJones as Sheherazade who has married a King Thierry Lhermitte who desires to have many virgin wives but only one at a time. As soon as the King has sex with a new wife, he has her put to death at sunrise. Sheherazade delays this unfortunate ending by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories that are unfinished when the sun rises. In this version, Sheherazade finds a magical lamp that holds the genie Jimmy Genius Gerard Jugnot who is from the 20th century. Jimmy helps Sheherazade by providing her with 20thcentury technology including a parachute that is used to drop a nude Sheherazade into a mans lap.

In Baghdad the caliph orders that every morning he should marry with beautiful girls, because every night he kills them. One day a beautiful girl named Scheherazade decides to rebel against the authority of the bloody caliph, legalinstruments telling fantastic stories every night to him so that she will not be killed. Among the stories is that of Sinbad the sailor, who turns seven trips into seven different lands, knowing monsters, magical creatures, and finding priceless treasures. When Sheherazade ends her stories, invokes the help of the Genie of the Lamp, already protagonist of a story of the girl, which leads Sheherazade in the modern world.Production on Les 1001 Nuits began on April 17, 1989. The lead actress Catherine ZetaJones was performing at the West End theatre when she was spotted by Philippe de Broca who offered her the role in the film. The film was shot in France, Morocco, and Tunisia. Production ended on August 1, 1989. ........

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